We've all been there. A bag that starts peeling after eighteen months. A belt that cracks in its second winter. A wallet that looks tired before your credit card expires. The fashion industry has built an entire economy on this kind of planned disappointment. And synthetic "leather-look" materials are among its biggest let-downs.
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Hermès has unveiled the Atelier Horizons Disque Jockey Club — a fully functioning DJ set-up that marries rich Pippa cowhide leather with hand-crafted mahogany. The result is nothing short of
Few names in fashion carry the heritage of Prada. Since Mario Prada founded his leather goods shop in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan in 1913, the house has built its reputation on one founding principle: that the finest materials shaped by the
MEET DESIGNER NGUYEN HA NHAT HUY – JUDGE OF RLSD VIETNAM 2026 Following the tremendous success of our previous season, RLSD Viet Nam 2026 is deeply honoured to welcome back Designer Nguyen Ha Nhat Huy as our Chief Judge. Beyond being a celebrated designer
Following the successful partnership of RLSD Vietnam 2025, ISA Next-Gen Materials continues to accompany the RLSD Vietnam competition as the main leather sponsor for RLSD Vietnam 2026 competition. With the company's support, contestants will not only have the
The organisers of RLSD Viet Nam are pleased to announce that Primeasia (PA) will officially sponsor a dedicated factory visit for the Top 10 finalists and participating lecturers of the 2026 competition. This partnership offers an unrivalled opportunity for
Korean artist Kwangho Lee has taken over Bottega Veneta's Via Sant'Andrea store in Milan with an installation created during Design Week. Titled Lightful, the work sees twisting cords of the house's signature fettucce leather, in bespoke green and black,
Leather is having its most confident summer yet. From the catwalks of Milan and Paris to the sun-drenched terraces of Ibiza, the material that once retreated the moment temperatures rose is now starring in the warmest months of the
The RLSD Brazil Student Design Competition is in full swing, with university events taking place across the country and the award ceremony set for July 15th in São Paulo. The RLSD team recently made three university visits and three online calls, connecting
The buzz around this year’s Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition is growing by the day. We’ve already been inspired by the incredible entries coming in from students and recent graduates around the world. But the
Bell Quintão is not a brand built on hype. There are no seasonal surges, no trend-chasing, no mass production runs. Instead, working independently from her studio, Brazilian-born designer Bell Quintão produces small-batch, one-off leather pieces designed to
When it comes to animal print, you’d be forgiven for thinking that leopard is the fashion set’s only chosen choice of motif - but not in 2026. In fact, while those distinctive spots are undoubtedly having a moment once again, it’s the more unexpected
Born and raised in Walsall, the historic centre of the British leather trade, it’s no wonder that Lauren Broxton thinks that leather working is in her blood. “It was inevitable really,” she says. “I grew up here – you can’t walk around the